Life responds to our desires the same way nature responds to scientific probes. It has its own logic that does not care about our desires. It is WE who have to adjust our understanding of the world and change it again later when the world behaves not as we have hoped. Scientists know it. And engineers […]
The ancient world distances were smaller than in the modern world. But the speed was slower, so the world felt even bigger than today.
Today we know how helpful mathematics can be for solving the mysteries of the Universe. Why Leonardo did not use it?
Get hold of a skull. Observe the holes in the substance of the brain. Describe the tongue of the woodpecker and jaw of a crocodile…. Leonardo had an insatiable curiosity, which instructive to anybody who dares to think how the world works.
I wish I could transfer my thoughts to you without writing them down and you would send me your ideas too. We could cooperate all the time as one huge human brain. We would do things we even cannot imagine now.
Artificial Intelligence will continue being developed and will control our lives more and more. It will eventually take over, whether we want it or not.
I find a lot of common between Trampists and Bolsheviks. Both promised to address grievances of the “forgotten” people, told them what they wanted to hear – the promises not easy or impossible to fulfill. Both did not expect to get power. Both were not able to use the acquired power for the benefit of […]
For the last several thousand years, a human being did not change much. And our main existential problems remain unsolved. But humans will continue striving to solve them.
Being engaged and active in politics seems like the correct behavior of a responsible adult in a democratic society. But Leonardo was involved in politics very little. Meanwhile, he was a very able person, a very perceptive observer, who saw things as they are much better than a vast majority of other people. And yet, […]
It seems that achieving the goal, particularly a financial goal, becomes the only criterion that matters. The times when many market players competed against each other for the benefit of society seem over, aren’t they?